Super 8 (2011)
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review: The Basics
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Super 8 (2011) 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray was bought us at the HD MOVIE SOURCE family. The opinions in this review are my own.
Super 8 4K Blu-ray
4K Ultra HD
Paramount Pictures | 2011 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | May 25, 2021
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Subtitles
English SDH
Discs
4K Ultra HD (UHD)
Single disc (1x 4KUHD)
UPC 032429355768
Story: The Basics
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writer: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich, Ron Eldard
Super 8 (2011) Official Trailer
Video: The Basics
Super 8! I movie that I love, now on 4K UHD, okay let's dive in, and see how it looks.
The first and obvious thing to point out is the excessive ringing. This is a "newer movie", and for an image to have this much ringing is offputting. I have to assume this is intended right? It's obvious and distracting. Old super 8 cameras must have had this type of artifact because there's no explaining it. I'm not a fan of this look, and if it's intended I think that they went way too far.
There is also minor edge enhancement used, which compounds the ringing issue even further. I disagree with this approach entirely.
The upgrade to Dolby Vision feels underutilized IMO. Bit-depth issues are visible around faces. This means the original material, obviously wasn't "True Dolby Vision". I saw these issues with Transformers also, the upgrade to Dolby...What I really mean is, the upgrade to HDR is less than optimal. This would suggest that there's some type of issue here. If this movie was recorded on film then should have zero bit-depth issues. Some scenes looked very good, but the train scene for example looked slightly overdone. Again, this could have been the intent, but from a pure picture quality point of view, I can see the issues. Remember Batman V Superman? Well, the new color grade that received was done well, and it looked great. There's something here that doesn't look quite right for HDR. But, I have to accept this, J.J. Abrams (at the time) was going nuts with the over-the-top screen glare and camera tricks. They're overplayed and you can see that by watching this movie again.
The encoding quality is very good with lots of bit-rate. To my eyes, it looked around 84 Mbps average bit-rate which is good. I confirmed this by checking the bit-rate. Many scenes do peak up to 90+ and over 100Mbps sometimes. This is really nice. There was just one occasion where I feel that the bit-rates were too low, revealing slightly artifacts in a background wall. Overall, I think it's very good, but not perfect. Film grain consitency is very good, again, only seeing issues in one scene.
Worth it? Hmmm, well kinda. There is improved sharpness, slightly, and we have a better 4k encode vs the blu-ray. The black level detail isn't exactly screaming buy me though. I want the best version to watch at home always, and I think that this is that version. However, there's no real wow factor with this movie. That's just the way I feel. If you read my reviews on a regular basis, I'm not one to throw out 5 out of 5 reviews out like the rest of the ridiculous industry does. Super 8 on 4K doesn't scream perfection to me, good but that's about it. I talked to my brother and we both agreed that this is basically a perfectly encoded Blu-ray. 5 out of 5? Hey, let those other guys have their opinions about whatever it is they think they're watching. I review picture quality and this a 4 out of 5.
VIDEO SCORE: 4 OUT OF 5
THE BASICS: MOSTLY GOOD / JUST NOT PERFECT
Audio: The Basics
The audio is the same track as the Blu-ray which is Dolby TrueHD 7.1. Don't you think that this movie would have benefitted so much from an Atmos track? I do. However, the 7.1 track is excellent, so it doesn't hurt so bad.
The dialogue volume is slightly low, I really don't like this. The center channel volume is fine, but the dialogue itself is at least 1 DB low. The issue is, the movie is very powerful and loud. Messing with settings too much had detrimental effects. I opted to leave the center channel as is, and raise the volume of the movie 1 to 1.5 DB. I found a pretty good compromise there.
The surround sound is excellent, with sounds flying around behind me. Sound jumping from the rear, this is all great, and impressive.
The bass is amazing! It goes really deep and gets really powerful. This movie has some massive dynamics! Massive! This is why getting the volume correct is very important.
Overall, this movie sounds absolutely excellent, my only complaint is the dialogue volume. It just needed a pinch more. This is 5 out of 5 audio quality, but I can't give it a reference because of the dialogue mix. If it had Dolby Atmos and they fixed the mix slightly on the dialogue it would probably get a reference 5 out of 5.
AUDIO SCORE: 5 OUT OF 5
THE BASICS: EXCELLENT
HOW I REVIEW THE BASICS
REVIEW SCORES
2 - POOR
3 - AVERAGE
4 - GOOD
5 - EXCELLENT
5 - REFERENCE
EQUIPMENT I USE TO REVIEW
- POWER CONDITIONER - FURMAN ELITE-15 PF I
- DENON - X6500H (DOLBY ATMOS, DTSX, AND AURO 3D)
- ELAC - UNI-FI FLOORSTANDERS UF51
- ELAC - UNI-FI BOOKSHELF UB51 (INCLUDING DOLBY ATMOS)
- ELAC - UNI-FI CENTER SPEAKER UC51
- ELAC - TWO SUB3030 SUBWOOFERS
- PANASONIC - UB9000 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY PLAYER
- LG - C9 77 INCH - (ISF CALIBRATED - DOLBY VISION)
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